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Old May 16, 2012 | 03:57 PM
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'85 F250 Clutch Problem

I've got an '85 with a 460 in it. I changed out the slave cylinder and for some reason I don't seem to be getting enough pressure in it for the clutch to engage all the way. A buddy of mine had said that I needed to bench bleed it, but I don't know how to do that and was wondering if anyone could help me out.
 
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Old May 17, 2012 | 06:43 AM
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https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/9...revisited.html Click on this link and have a read for ideas.
Also check that the pedal bushings (under the dash) are good and that you do not have any firewall flexing/cracking around the master cyl.
 
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Old May 17, 2012 | 06:54 AM
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I always replace the clutch M/C at the same time to avoid this problem.
 
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Old May 20, 2012 | 07:12 PM
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The firewall around the master cylinder is good and we bled the life out of our slave cylinder. Now though, we can get the truck to start right up, but when I shift into reverse to back out of the drive, it takes off before I've let my foot off the clutch...
 
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